FIT3031

Information and network security ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: J Kamruzzaman

Offered:
Gippsland Second semester 2006 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2006 (OCL)
Singapore Second semester 2006 (OCL)

Synopsis: OSI security architecture, common information risks and requirements, operation of encryption techniques, digital signatures, public key infrastructure, authentication and non-repudiation; intrusion detection and response, firewall defense; privacy and ethics issues, security configurations to PC based applications, design of information systems with security compliance and security standards and protocols.

Objectives: 1. describe OSI security architecture; 2. describe common security standards and protocols for network security applications e.g. electronic mail, IP, web and network management; 3. understand common information risks and requirements; 4. explain the operation of conventional and public-key encryption techniques; 5. describe the concepts and techniques for digital signatures, authentication and non-repudiation; 6. understand privacy and ethics issues 7. appreciate the need for the digital certificates and public key infrastructure; 8. appreciate the importance of system security against intruders and malicious software using firewalls; 9. appreciate the relevance of privacy and ethics issues to organisations and individuals; 10. apply simple security configurations to PC based applications e.g. email, Internet, computer administration; 11. design information systems with security compliance

Assessment: Exam:60%; Assignments:40%

Contact Hours: one x 2hr Lecture/week, one x 2hr Tutorial/week

Prerequisites: GCO1815 or FIT1005

Prohibitions: CPE3001, CPE2007, CSE3206 (Translation set: GCO2831)